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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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Supreme Court Lets CPSC Firings Stand—For Now

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Capping off two months of legal drama, the Supreme Court has stayed the ruling of U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox, which ordered the immediate reinstatement of the three U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)...more

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Another Step Toward Overruling Humphrey’s Executor and Granting Plenary Presidential Removal Authority

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Recently, the Supreme Court in a case involving President Trump’s without cause firing of the Democratic Commissioners on the Consumer Products Safety Commission stayed an order that had been issued by the U.S. District Court...more

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Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Fire Democratic CPSC Commissioners, For Now

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On July 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote, granted the Trump Administration’s request to stay a permanent injunction that had ordered the reinstatement of three Democratic CPSC Commissioners: Mary Boyle,...more

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Federal Judge rules that firing of Rebecca Slaughter as FTC Commissioner was illegal

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A federal judge has ruled that the President Trump violated federal law when he fired Rebecca Slaughter, a Democrat, as a member of the FTC....more

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From Fired to Rehired: CPSC Chaos Reaches Supreme Court

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The fired U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Democrats are back in their seats and stirring the pot, prompting the Trump administration to make an emergency plea to the Supreme Court for relief. What started as...more

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Supreme Court Keeps Wilcox on the Sidelines – NLRB remains Without a Quorum

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On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court granted President Trump’s emergency application to stay the D.C. Circuit Court order that reinstated National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member Wilcox. In the 6-3 decision, the Supreme...more

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SCOTUS Once Again Upholds Firing of NLRB Democrat Member Wilcox, But Battle Will Continue: What Should Employers Do?

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The Supreme Court late Thursday permitted the Trump administration to bar former Democrat NLRB Member Gwynn Wilcox from her former position on the Board while the larger battle plays out about whether the President has the...more

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NLRB Stalemate Continues: Supreme Court Keeps Wilcox Sidelined For Now

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On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision granting President Trump’s emergency application to stay D.C. Circuit Court orders that reinstated National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) member Gwynne...more

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Chief Justice temporarily allows Trump Administration to fire members of independent agencies

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Chief Justice John Roberts has issued a temporary stay of a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that barred the Trump Administration from firing members of two independent agency boards....more

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Seismic Changes in Federal Environmental Reviews: CEQ to Rescind NEPA Regulations

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The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has issued an interim final rule and corresponding memorandum to heads of federal departments and agencies indicating its intent to rescind prior National Environmental Policy Act...more

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NLRB Lacks Quorum to Exercise its Authority Following President Trump’s Removal of Member; The President Also Dismissed NLRB...

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Late on the evening of January 27, 2025, President Donald Trump removed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo from her position, a move that was widely anticipated after former...more

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Web Exclusive - June 2018: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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A Closer Look at Trump's Latest SCOTUS Nominee: Brett Kavanaugh

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On July 9, 2018, President Trump nominated Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to potentially fill the impending U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement, which takes effect on July 31, 2018. Judge...more

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Religious Institutions Update: June 2018 - Lex Est Sanctio Sancta

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Since 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court has expressly construed a neutral law of general applicability as consistent with the free exercise clause. Deeming Colorado's public accommodations law just such a law, the Colorado Court...more

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